Tell the G20: infinite economic growth on a finite planet is not possible.

WTF! Physics people!

Thankyou CASSE for developing such a great initiative.

an end to ongoing economic growth is well overdue. It will not be easy to achieve, co-operation is needed. Lilo Szlavek.

This is one of the most important issues currently before the world's concerned people.

A growth economy on a finite planet is insanity. Let's do something right...together.

growthism - growth-to-ruin is a sickness not an economic policy

Not an expert, but it seems a good idea,

Our world is finite, and our human economy cannot be otherwise. Human "growth" has already depleted many resources, and damaged much of the environment. It is time for humans to reduce our negative impact on this earth thru population AND consumption controls. We MUST find "enough" and discontinue our constant search for "more." Life on this earth depends on human discretion that we have NOT yet shown. Time for the G20 to change this fact.

How can anyone agree that the Earth is round and still promote a growth economy?

I sign this petition of my own free will and urge leadership to harken to it.

I warmly support the petition! John

Headline: Aliens would discover we’re pretty much the same across the globe. http://www.kelownacapnews.com/opinion/letters/318313171.html

We need to challenge the belief that wealth automatically confers desirable leadership credentials.

I am signing this petition to recognize the necessity of a sustainable society. However, modern society is cursed by the the religion of progress and your proposed Working Group will be composed of its most fervent disciples.. You need to include ecologists, ecological economists, and even physicists to introduce scientific concepts, otherwise it will be a sterile exercise..

CASSE needs to address the public misconception that growth of population and economic growth are necessary conditions to sustain living standards. Also, top politicians executives and leaders use growth to fulfill personal ambitions and greed. This tendency needs to be ostracized. Growth needs to become a pejorative word,

Love it! I like to call it, 'A Resource Based Economy' or RBE. Keep Fighting!

Infinite economic growth on a FINITE planet is not possible. A steady state economic model is imperative for OUR VERY SURVIVAL, and the work needs to begin NOW.

As an professional marine ecologist I understand how vigorous growth enhances productivity but always stops as some critical resource be comes limiting. Economics is based on the same principles and we have seen over 200 years of great productivity, just as Adam Smith predicted. And also just as he predicted, we are approaching critical limits that will lead either to horrendous crashes, or if international groups like G20 can do it, might level off with steady state internal recycling. Difficult but not impossible-- and worth the attempt to prevent enormous human suffering.

The math is simple. We need to start planning now for a zero-growth economy that works for everyone.

Please include at the very least an ecologist and a broad-minded biologist in the Working Group. To model an economy on ecological principles without anyone on the Working Group understanding those principles is to invite the same kind of intellectual and professional disconnect from reality that already plagues the field of economics in practice.